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sentiments�察�look not behind you as you leave。'
'Sir��' said the prince�察�'I am here upon your honour�察�assure
you upon mine that I shall continue to rely upon that
safeguard。 The coffee is ready�察�I must again trouble you�察�I
fear。' And with a courteous movement of the hand�察�he seemed
to invite his companion to pour out the coffee。
The unhappy young man rose from his seat。 'I appeal to you��'
he cried�察�'by every holy sentiment�察�in mercy to me�察�if not in
pity to yourself�察�begone before it is too late。'
'Sir��' replied the prince�察�'I am not readily accessible to
fear�察�and if there is one defect to which I must plead
guilty�察�it is that of a curious disposition。 You go the
wrong way about to make me leave this house�察�in which I play
the part of your entertainer�察�and�察�suffer me to add�察�young
man�察�if any peril threaten us�察�it was of your contriving�察�not
of mine。'
'Alas�察�you do not know to what you condemn me��' cried the
other。 'But I at least will have no hand in it。' With these
words he carried his hand to his pocket�察�hastily swallowed
the contents of a phial�察�and�察�with the very act�察�reeled back
and fell across his chair upon the floor。 The prince left
his place and came and stood above him�察�where he lay
convulsed upon the carpet。 'Poor moth��' I heard his highness
murmur。 'Alas�察�poor moth� �must we again inquire which is the
more fatal ´ weakness or wickedness�拭 �And can a sympathy with
ideas�察�surely not ignoble in themselves�察�conduct a man to
this dishonourable death��'
By this time I had pushed the door open and walked into the
room。 'Your highness��' said I�察�'this is no time for
moralising�察�with a little promptness we may save this
creature's life�察�and as for the other�察�he need cause you no
concern�察�for I have him safely under lock and key。'
The prince had turned about upon my entrance�察�and regarded me
certainly with no alarm�察�but with a profundity of wonder
which almost robbed me of my self´possession。 'My dear
madam��' he cried at last�察�'and who the devil are you��'
I was already on the floor beside the dying man。 I had�察�of
course�察�no idea with what drug he had attempted his life�察�and
I was forced to try him with a variety of antidotes。 Here
were both oil and vinegar�察�for the prince had done the young
man the honour of compounding for him one of his celebrated
salads�察�and of each of these I administered from a quarter to
half a pint�察�with no apparent efficacy。 I next plied him
with the hot coffee�察�of which there may have been near upon a
quart。
'Have you no milk��' I inquired。
'I fear�察�madam�察�that milk has been omitted��' returned the
prince。
'Salt�察�then��' said I�察�'salt is a revulsive。 Pass the salt。'
'And possibly the mustard��' asked his highness�察�as he offered
me the contents of the various salt´cellars poured together
on a plate。
'Ah��' cried I�察�'the thought is excellent� �Mix me about half
a pint of mustard�察�drinkably dilute。'
Whether it was the salt or the mustard�察�or the mere
combination of so many subversive agents�察�as soon as the last
had been poured over his throat�察�the young sufferer obtained
relief。
'There��' I exclaimed�察�with natural triumph�察�'I have saved a
life��'
'And yet�察�madam��' returned the prince�察�'your mercy may be
cruelty disguised。 Where the honour is lost�察�it is�察�at
least�察�superfluous to prolong the life。'
'If you had led a life as changeable as mine�察�your highness��'
I replied�察�'you would hold a very different opinion。 For my
part�察�and after whatever extremity of misfortune or disgrace�察�
I should still count to´morrow worth a trial。'
'You speak as a lady�察�madam��' said the prince�察�'and for such
you speak the truth。 But to men there is permitted such a
field of license�察�and the good behaviour asked of them is at
once so easy and so little�察�that to fail in that is to fall
beyond the reach of pardon。 But will you suffer me to repeat
a question�察�put to you at first�察�I am afraid�察�with some
defect of courtesy�察�and to ask you once more�察�who you are and
how I have the honour of your company��'
'I am the proprietor of the house in which we stand��' said I。
'And still I am at fault��' returned the prince。
But at that moment the timepiece on the mantel´shelf began to
strike the hour of twelve�察�and the young man�察�raising himself
upon one elbow�察�with an expression of despair and horror that
I have never seen excelled�察�cried lamentably�察�'Midnight� �oh�察�
just God��' We stood frozen to our places�察�while the tingling
hammer of the timepiece measured the remaining strokes�察�nor
had we yet stirred�察�so tragic had been the tones of the young
man�察�when the various bells of London began in turn to
declare the hour。 The timepiece was inaudible beyond the
walls of the chamber where we stood�察�but the second pulsation
of Big Ben had scarcely throbbed into the night�察�before a
sharp detonation rang about the house。 The prince sprang for
the door by which I had entered�察�but quick as he was�察�I yet
contrived to intercept him。
'Are you armed��' I cried。
'No�察�madam��' replied he。 'You remind me appositely�察�I will
take the poker。'
'The man below��' said I�察�'has two revolvers。 Would you
confront him at such odds��'
He paused�察�as though staggered in his purpose。
'And yet�察�madam��' said he�察�'we cannot continue to remain in
ignorance of what has passed。'
'No��' cried I。 'And who proposes it�拭 �I am as curious as
yourself�察�but let us rather send for the police�察�or�察�if your
highness dreads a scandal�察�for some of your own servants。'
'Nay�察�madam��' he replied�察�smiling�察�'for so brave a lady�察�you
surprise me。 Would you have me�察�then�察�send others where I
fear to go myself��'
'You are perfectly right��' said I�察�'and I was entirely wrong。
Go�察�in God's name�察�and I will hold the candle��'
Together�察�therefore�察�we descended to the lower story�察�he
carrying the poker�察�I the light�察�and together we approached
and opened the door of the butler's pantry。 In some sort�察�I
believe�察�I was prepared for the spectacle that met our eyes�察�
I was prepared�察�that is�察�to find the villain dead�察�but the
rude details of such a violent suicide I was unable to
endure。 The prince�察�unshaken by horror as he had remained
unshaken by alarm�察�assisted me with the most respectful
gallantry to regain the dining´room。
There we found our patient�察�still�察�indeed�察�deadly pale�察�but
vastly recovered and already seated on a chair。 He held out
both his hands with a most pitiful gesture of interrogation。
'He is dead��' said the prince。
'Alas��' cried the young man�察�'and it should be I� �What do I
do�察�thus lingering on the stage I have disgraced�察�while he�察�
my sure comrade�察�blameworthy indeed for much�察�but yet the
soul of fidelity�察�has judged and slain himself for an
involuntary fault�拭 �Ah�察�sir��' said he�察�'and you too�察�madam�察�
without whose cruel help I should be now beyond the reach of
my accusing conscience�察�you behold in me the victim equally
of my own faults and virtues。 I was born a hater of
injustice�察�from my most tender years my blood boiled against
heaven when I beheld the sick�察�and against men when I
witnessed the sorrows of the poor�察�the pauper's crust stuck
in my throat when I sat down to eat my dainties�察�and the
cripple child has set me weeping。 What was there in that but
what was noble�拭�and yet observe to what a fall these thoughts
have led me� �Year after year this passion for the lost
besieged me closer。 What hope was there in kings�拭�what hope
in these well´feathered classes that now roll in money�拭 �I
had observed the course of history�察�I knew the burgess�察�our
ruler of to´day�察�to be base�察�cowardly�察�and dull�察�I saw him�察�
in every age�察�combine to pull down that which was immediately
above and to prey upon those that were below�察�his dulness�察�I
knew�察�would ultimately bring about his ruin�察�I knew his days
were numbered�察�and yet how was I to wait�拭�how was I to let
the poor child shiver in the rain�拭 �The better days�察�indeed�察�
were coming�察�but the child would die before that。 Alas�察�your
highness�察�in surely no ungenerous impatience I enrolled
myself among the enemies of this unjust and doomed society�察�
in surely no unnatural desire to keep the fires of my
philanthropy alight�察�I bound myself by an irrevocable oath。
'That oath is all my history。 To give freedom to posterity I
had forsworn my own。 I must attend upon every signal�察�and
soon my father complained of my irregular hours and turned me
from his house。 I was engaged in betrothal to an honest
girl�察�from her also I had to part�察�for she was too shrewd to
credit my inventions and too innocent to be entrusted with
the truth。 Behold me�察�then�察�alone with conspirators� �Alas� �
as the years went on�察�my illusions left me。 Surrounded as I
was by the fervent disciples and apologists of revolution�察�I
beheld them daily advance in confidence and desperation�察�I
beheld myself�察�upon the other hand�察�and with an almost equal
regularity�察�decline in faith。 I had sacrificed all to
further that cause in which I still believed�察�and daily I
began to grow in doubts if we were advancing it indeed。
Horrible was the society with which we warred�察�but our own
means were not less horrible。
'I will not dwell upon my sufferings�察�I will not pause to
tell you how�察�when I beheld young men still free and happy�察�
married�察�fathers of children�察�cheerfully toiling at their
work�察�my heart reproached me with the greatness and vanity of
my unhappy sacrifice。 I will not describe to you how�察�worn
by poverty�察�poor lodging�察�scanty food�察�and an unquiet
conscience�察�my health began to fail�察�and in the long nights�察�
as I wandered bedless in the rainy streets�察�the most cruel
sufferings of the body were added to the tortures of my mind。
These things are not personal to me�察�they are common to all
unfortunates in my position。 An oath�察�so light a thing to
swear�察�so grave a thing to break�此 �an oath�察�taken in the heat
of youth�察�repented with what sobbings of the heart�察�but yet
in vain repented�察�as the years go on�此 �an oath�察�that was once
the very utterance of the truth of God�察�but that falls to be
the symbol of a meaningless and em